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Message of welcome
I welcome you to the 2012-2013 academic year and look forward to serving you again as your president. I hope your summer has been a special and relaxing one. Great plans are in the works for the monthly events while our interest group chairpersons continue their work to engage their members in interesting discussions on books, learning about foreign countries or places in the US, enjoying outdoor pursuits, discussing investments or photography, in speaking foreign languages or in enjoying culinary treats in homes or in restaurants. The interest groups serve as the mainstay of the Club, and we thank the leaders who continue to chair these groups. In our wish for the club membership to grow, please spread the word about our activities and begin by inviting new and current faculty and friends to the Welcoming Reception to be held on Wednesday, September 12 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. to be held at the Tallahassee Garden Center.

Please make sure to keep the central section of this newsletter as it serves as the yearbook for this year. Current and updated information will be printed in the regular newsletters and will also be sent to all who provide your membership VP with e-mail addresses.

Annelise Leysieffer

—–MEMBERSHIP DUES: $20/$15 per household

With the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year, it is time to renew your membership dues. All interest groups are part of the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU. Whether you only belong to one interest group or take advantage of all that our Club has to offer, now is the time for ALL attendees, except from the occasional visitor, to submit your dues. Please fill out the form provided below, enabling us to keep accurate records, and bring it together with your check made out to the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU to the Welcoming Reception on September 12 or mail it to the treasurer, Calvin Zongker, 601 Live Oak Plantation Road, Tallahassee FL 323012.

Please indicate to Annelise if there are changes to last year’s roster or if you have additions you would like to be added.
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Alice B. Nichols Scholarship

The University Club Scholarship Fund was established in 1986. (At the request of the FSU Foundation, the name of the fund remains as stated here.) Since 1994, the Club has been awarding one or more $500 scholarships per semester to needy, returning, full-time, undergraduate students, who maintain a GPA of at least 3.2. Five years ago, the board members voted to also add some partial scholarships to part-time students. Thanks to your generous donations and our successful, annual Billy Bowlegs 5k Run and 1 Mile Walk, we have been able to award one-hundred-and-twenty-seven scholarships during the past seventeen years. We have chosen six students for the fall semester who will each receive $500. We hope to be able to donate another six next spring semester. We thank you for your generous support and hope we can continue to count on it for this worthwhile endeavor particularly during these difficult economic times. Donations of any amount will be gratefully accepted and acknowledged. Please bring your check to the Welcoming Reception or mail your donation together with your dues, with the check made out to the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU, to the treasurer, Calvin Zongker, 601 Live Oak Plantation Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312.

As always, we start the year with our Annual Welcoming Reception to take place this year in the Tallahassee Garden Center located between Calhoun and Gadsden Streets. You can enter the large parking area either from Carolina Street across from Georgia Belle or from Gadsden Street. This event is a wonderful opportunity to visit with old and new friends. You can join or renew your membership and sign up for the many fascinating interest groups. These groups are a great way to get to know each other, and they serve as the mainstay of our Club. Come savor the delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts, in part prepared by members. Please bring new faculty and friends and encourage current faculty to attend the reception to familiarize them with our organization. Also come meet and welcome our scholarship recipients. There is a ramp at the back of the house for easy access.

Several of your board members will bechairing this event. If you have special delicacies you would like to share with us, it will be much appreciated. Please e-mail Annelise Leysieffer at aleysieffer@gmail.com or call her at 893-1272 with offers to bring food, to volunteer or if you have any questions.
—–Celebrate Halloween with Beth & Neil Charnes: “Calling all the Creatures of the Night”
Friday, October 26, 6:30 p.m. until…

Join us for a festive and fun-filled evening at the annual gathering at the home of Beth & Neil Charness at 1325 Peacefield Place off Thomasville Road near Woodgate. Beth will make Witches Cauldron Chili. Please bring Devilish Delights or Cauldron Luck. Please let Beth know the week before by Saturday, October 20, either atbeth_charness@hotmail.com or by calling her at 385-0500 to let her know if you are you planning to attend and what you are planning to bring. Although there is no absolute deadline, Beth would like to have an early count for planning purposes. This will also give Beth and her committee a general idea of how many people to expect.

If you are interested in joining an interest group or in forming a new one, please check with either one of the chairpersons, Barbara Elam (385-9856) ble@neuro.fsu.edu or Diane Olsen (386-5797 m.diane.olsen@gmail.com

Plans are underway to hopefully attend the new AME (Engineering) Building’s Open House in the spring, attend a woman’s basketball game as well as take in a baseball game in the spring.

Annual Spring Dinner & Business Meeting, with date and place TBA

Book Discussion Group
Thursday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.
NOTE: Different date, week and time!!!

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick discussed and hosted by Hyo Lee to learn about Korean history and culture. It promises to be a fascinating discussion.

Please call Hyo at 385-9800 to attend and for directions.

Please contact Kea Herron at kea.snuffy@gmail.com or at 422-0881 for more information about the Book Group and to nominate books for 2013-14. Please give name, author, # of pages and an interesting blurb about the book.

Monday, October 15, 7:30 p.m.Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Discussed by Flora Danisi and hosted by Penny Gilmer (385-5762).

Digital Photograhy will be chaired jointly by Neil Charness (385-0500) neil_charness@hotmail.com and Calvin Zongker (385-4848) czongker@fsu.edu with experts to be brought to the meetings. There has been a great interest in this group.

Globetrotters

This popular interest group will continue to meet at the Maguire Learning Center on Commencement Lane at Westminster Oaks with Diane Olsen as the chair. Please contact her with programs and to offer to bring refreshments. We hope to begin on Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. Look for follow-up e-mails from Diane and Annelise.

Barbara Elam (385-9856) ble@neuro.fsu.edu and Carol Weissert (297-0111) cweissert@fsu.edu will be chairing Gourmet Sampler this year. We have spring homes but still need homes for the fall. Please contact either Barbara or Carol to volunteer to host this delightful group.

Investment Club

This group meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Senior Citizen Center. Although full at this time, if interested, please contact Diane Stuart for more information at dianelstuart@yahoo.com or call her at 893-3466.

La Mesa Española

This group usually meets the last Thursday of the month and is led by Jo Stepp-Greany. The first meeting is being scheduled for October. Please contact Jo at jstepp@fsu.edu or at 383-3970.

La Table Française
Sunday, September 23, 7:00 p.m.
Held at the home of Annelise Leysieffer

Please contact Annelise at aleysieffer@gmail.com or call her at 893-1272 to find out more about the French group and to attend. Please forward any suggestions for a new format or information about French gatherings in town.

Faculty Luncheon Series at Presbyterian University Center (PUC)
Tuesday, September 11, 12:15 p.m.
“The University Library and its Role in Digital Scholarship”

$10 per luncheon with reservations made by Thursday, September 6 bycalling 222-6320 or sending an e-mail to floridastatepuc@gmail.com

Please contact Bob Spivey at 894-5242 for more information.

Outdoors Explorers will again be led by Barbara & John Elam. Plans are to meet just a few times this coming year beginning with Sunday, September 30 starting between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. Dot and Jim Skofronick have graciously offered to host an outing at their farm near Torreya State Park.

Please contact Barbara Elam at 385-9856 or at ble@neuro.fsu.edu to attend and with suggestions for future places to visit.

Restaurant Roulette
Thursday, September 20, 6:30 p.m.Julie’s Place at 2901 North Monroe Street.

Please contact Jan Flake by the 17th at jflake@fsu.edu or at 383-7505.